American college football season
The 2021 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season . Led by second-year head coach Beau Baldwin , the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, tying for 11th place in the Big Sky. Cal poly played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California .
On July 26, 2021, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Mustangs were predicted to finish twelfth in the Big Sky by the coaches and last in the media.[ 1]
Coaches poll Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Weber State (7) 2 Montana (3) 3 Eastern Washington (2) 4 Montana State (1) 5 Sacramento State (1) 6 UC Davis 7 Northern Arizona 8 Idaho 9 Idaho State 10 Portland State 11 Southern Utah 12 Cal Poly 13 Northern Colorado
Media poll Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Weber State (14) 2 Montana (4) 3 Eastern Washington (3) 4 Montana State (3) 5 Sacramento State 6 UC Davis 7 Northern Arizona 8 Idaho 9 Idaho State 10 Portland State 11 Southern Utah 12 Northern Colorado 13 Cal Poly
[ edit ] The Mustangs did not have any players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[ 2]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 4 2:05 p.m. at San Diego * W 28–172,966 September 11 7:05 p.m. at Fresno State * CW59 L 10–6330,119 September 18 5:05 p.m. South Dakota * ESPN+ L 14–4811,075 September 25 12:00 p.m. at No. 4 Montana ESPN+ L 7–3925,600 October 2 5:05 p.m. No. 19 Weber State Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA ESPN+ L 7–387,089 October 9 1:00 p.m. at No. 10 Montana State RTNW L 7–4519,847 October 23 5:05 p.m. No. 10 UC Davis ESPN+ L 13–249,573 October 30 2:05 p.m. at Portland State ESPN+ L 21–423,245 November 6 6:00 p.m. at No. 16 Sacramento State ESPN+ L 9–417,287 November 13 5:05 p.m. Idaho State Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA ESPN+ W 32–295,651 November 20 5:05 p.m. Northern Arizona Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA ESPN+ L 21–456,371 *Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
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1 2 3 4 Total Mustangs 7 7 0 14 28 Toreros 7 0 3 7 17
1 2 3 4 Total Mustangs 0 10 0 0 10 Bulldogs 7 28 21 7 63
1 2 3 4 Total Coyotes 21 20 0 7 48 Mustangs 7 0 0 7 14
1 2 3 4 Total Mustangs 0 0 0 7 7 No. 4 Grizzlies 15 3 21 0 39
1 2 3 4 Total No. 19 Wildcats 7 21 10 0 38 Mustangs 7 0 0 0 7
At No. 10 Montana State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Mustangs 0 0 7 0 7 No. 10 Bobcats 7 28 7 3 45
1 2 3 4 Total No. 10 Aggies 0 10 14 0 24 Mustangs 0 7 6 0 13
1 2 3 4 Total Mustangs 6 0 8 7 21 Vikings 14 0 7 21 42
At No. 16 Sacramento State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Mustangs 0 9 0 0 9 No. 16 Hornets 14 10 10 7 41
1 2 3 4 Total Bengals 7 7 0 15 29 Mustangs 7 7 12 6 32
1 2 3 4 Total Lumberjacks 7 31 7 0 45 Mustangs 7 7 0 7 21
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